How To: Anodize Paint Effects

[@ItsAGunpla]

The Beauty of painting is I never stop learning new things.

[@Curioventura]

Rings true for us all dude! Thats one of the many awesome things about this hobby!

[@rilihanifa3585]

Wow. It looks really cool. It painted exactly like the box. I have to try this

[@criswm06]

The Epyon looks sick. Thanks for showing us how to get that look on other kits. Cant wait to try it myself.

[@Curioventura]

Thanks dude!

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

Genius, love it. Sazabi 1/100 here i come.............

[@zaneedgar0012]

Gonna. Try this

[@luisspinetta3198]

What an awesome method, thanks for share.

[@stevenscave]

I need this for my hot wheel car😍😍😍 Really really like that paint job

[@johnP0908]

can't wait to show this tutorial to my friends, would recommend your channel as well! great content as always! :D

[@Curioventura]

Thank you so much!

[@robversendaal1121]

thank you so much for al these handy tips! love your channel!

[@Curioventura]

Thank you Rob!

[@Gunpla-build]

Wow thank you dude!! it’s so good video for my gunpla painting

[@daethalion1725]

I just got the Epyon MD kit a couple days ago, so badly wishing I had a shop to do this kind of painting in! This looks absolutely superb!

[@Curioventura]

Its doesn't take much to setup a mini spray booth. Check Amazon for portable ones with ventilation that work great. Thanks!

[@daddypenguin3391]

Thanks man loving the tutorials, life is getting in the way of my hobby at the moment but you and a few others are keeping me keen to get back to it

[@Cromega]

Great tutorial keep up

[@xxnike0629xx]

Pretty cool to see how you can use paints to give it the anodized look. 5:05 Wow! This effect came out really nice. MG OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon (EW) looks good with an anodized painted custom. I'm actually surprised Bandai hasn't made an RG OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon (EW) yet. MGs are great too, but I feel like RGs have more benefits like few parts, take up less space, cheaper to buy, and sometimes they are better designed & more stable than its MG counterpart.

[@Curioventura]

Actually many RGs have just as many, if not more parts than MGs. I prefer the larger scale to work with though

[@xxnike0629xx]

@@Curioventura I can see how most people prefer the larger scale & pieces of an MG. But something about RGs just get me more excited. I think the fact that the parts are smaller makes you more focused and pay more attention to things.

[@rafaelcontreras5129]

How well can someone do this with just brushes? I have an Epyon I just finished building and wanna paint it. This would be my first paint and I would like to start off with brushes. Also, Epyon needs way more customing love here on youtube. It's such a great kit and looks amazing out of the box. I'm surprised there aren't more custom builds on youtube.

[@Curioventura]

I've never tried it with brushes but considering the nature of having yo get completely smooth, even glossy finishes for this to work right or matte clear finishes (depending on what you're trying to accomplish) I'd imagine it would be difficult. Try it though. You've nothing to lose and may learn something new In the process. I 100% agree about the Epyon. I'm glad to have done my small part lol

[@deathscythe5555]

Hi. Ive found your videos really interesting. Right now Im trying the candy look. How ever its strange because with the red Ive got a good result but with the green Im really strugling. The finish is not even. Any suggestion? Also. What pressure do you use with the clear colors and with the top coat?

[@themetatron1987]

quick question when you say you can never touch it with bare hands does that mean you wear gloves while building/moving it for like ever or can you touch it when it fully cures?

[@Curioventura]

You just don't want any oils from your hands getting on the surface before you paint because that can cause issues with paint adhering

[@themetatron1987]

@@Curioventura Thanks for the reply

[@Curioventura]

You got it

[@waima2133]

Thank you for this video. I don't have an airbrush yet. Got any recommendations for spray can substitutes for the metallics, clear colours, and top coat?

[@Curioventura]

Tamiyas stuff works great

[@amcastro8599]

Could I do this with a evangelion kit using clear purple and If I want the to keep the look of the clear, should I coat it with clear gloss if I don’t want the anodized look?

[@Curioventura]

The clear purple should already be gloss

[@JoeySchmoey2]

I forgot to ask, but do you prime the pieces first or would that mess with the candy/anodize look?

[@Curioventura]

Not all the time. You can do so if you want

[@mini4dailytech982]

Will it work in reverse for painting my tamiya polycarbonate body?

[@Curioventura]

I don't see why not. The main thing is the exterior will have to have the clear coat on it. You'd have to wet sand the exterior with 1000-1500 grit uniformly, then spray the clear tint on it. The sanding coupled with with clear should give a durable enough finish

[@mini4dailytech982]

@@Curioventura sweet thank you

[@JoeySchmoey2]

So for the red/maroon parts on Epyon did you just use a metallic base>Clear red>Clear coat? Or some other type of mixed red? And we’re the black parts painted the same way? I’d like to use this method on my PG strike freedom so I’m just wondering how I can use this properly.

[@Curioventura]

Yes, i used a gunmetal base, clear red (it is the clear coat), and then a flat clear over that to give the anodized look. The blacks are actually a custom carbon blue that i mixed and clearcoated in a semi gloss clear. Theres more pics of the build on my Instagram page @curioventura. This method would look awesome on that PG kit!

[@JoeySchmoey2]

So then would you anodize or candy coat the white color? I know it’s kind of based on opinion but I’m trying to imagine how either style would look with white and I wonder if it’s even a good idea to try.

[@Curioventura]

@@JoeySchmoey2 it would have to be a metallic or pearl white.

[@JoeySchmoey2]

Curioventura got it thanks for your input 🙏🏽

[@garushiasan]

@@Curioventura How'd you make the carbon blue?

[@xer0vi]

I live in Florida. So spraying in an area with low humidity is almost impossible lol. Anyways I love this look. I really want to try to get good at this technique.

[@Curioventura]

I live in South Florida so trust me, I understand lol

[@mini4dailytech982]

I can't get the translucent paint hotels but I can get it with the tamiya ts spray paints are the the same and will it work?

[@Curioventura]

I'm not understanding what you mean by hotels. Typo? The spray paints aren't the same if I recall as far as chemically. The spray patter will be different as well but I don't know people use them mostly for painting RC cars/trucks. Give it a shot

[@mini4dailytech982]

@@Curioventura lol typo sry I meant bottles

[@mini4dailytech982]

@@Curioventura k tyim planing to use them on a polycarbonate and abs plastic

[@Curioventura]

Oh ok 😂

[@Curioventura]

Abs and poly are very different when it comes to prep work. The abs stuff you should wetsand with 800 grit before you paint it as its usually very smooth with no means for the paint to grab onto. Usually leads to flaking

[@williamluo1786]

so how do you get a matte black anodized finish?

[@Curioventura]

Gunmetal metallic base, as dark as you want, coupled with multiple layers of smoke clear for desired darkness. Finish with a matte clear coat 😉

[@williamluo1786]

@@Curioventura will give it a try thanks!

[@DrowzyDudde]

Get the rg !

[@mikegonzalez9119]

Take my money 💵